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I’ve had to take a break from the news. Let me rephrase that: I’ve had to take a break from getting emotionally invested in the news. This is not to say that I’m fine with what’s happening. I’m still reading Twitter and my RSS newsfeeds 24/7. It’s just that somewhere within the last few weeks …

Happy Eclipse Day, everyone. Just remember, this afternoon’s darkness is only temporary; the political and social climate of the country will remain darkened for (at least) the remainder of 45’s term. I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I occasionally have trouble getting motivated to continue writing here. Sometimes it’s just because I don’t have time; sometimes …

Sometimes I sit down at my computer and open up a blank post and just sit there staring at the screen, hoping something pops into my head. And then other times I’ll be doing something else and 600 different ideas start showing up and I have to stop whatever it is I’m doing so that …

I want to *escape* my loneliness, not be smothered by it. — Jeremy Voss (@CouchShouts) August 21, 2016 The new Deus Ex comes out this week and let me tell you, I don’t think I’ve looked forward to having something new to play in a really long time, even if it’s something I’m only marginally interested in …

I very nearly beat No Man’s Sky last night, except for one stupid thing I did 20+ hours ago. Let me back up for a sec, though. Firstly, don’t necessarily take my completion time as an average: I was specifically on the Atlas questline, which supposedly gets you to the center much more quickly than the regular …

1. [cross-posting from my secret blog, but bear with me] So every once in a while I get overwhelmed by whatever it is that overwhelms me about people, and so I publicly announce that I’m taking a Facebook hiatus, and each time I do the hiatus never lasts, and I feel like a hypocrite. I’ll …

I’m in a weird place with respect to No Man’s Sky. There’s been an ongoing critical discussion with respect to what NMS actually is, and how the reality of what NMS presents may or may not conflict with what people wanted NMS to be, and whether the hype that NMS generated was warranted (even if, from my …